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spy rufus wainwright
If beauty is
indeed in the eye of its beholder, we're curious to see who's picking up the
Rufus specs (named for Rufus Wainwright) created by L.A. Eyeworks. "It's being
snapped up by women as often as it is by men," says the brand's communications
director, Brent Zerger, of the best-selling model. "Not only does it sidestep
the current fad for retro shapes from the fifties, it jumps ahead to the
street-savvy shapes of the late seventies and early eighties. It's not new wave,
it's next wave!" Other acetate, titanium, and assorted opaque monochrome
silhouettes unveiled earlier this week by co-founders Gai Gherardi and Barbara
McReynolds at the eyewear fair in Milan include Sontag (as in Susan), Arbus (as
in Diane), and Silver Lake and Eagle Rock, both of which pay homage to L.A.
neighborhoods. For more information, see www.laeyeworks.com.
